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TIIE LONDON JOURNALS. WAY :Extracts eke liorning Papers,April 6, 1846. [BRITISH purls.] The policy of the I.lw of Primogeniture con tinues to be strongly contested among the 'French politicians. It is quite natural that the Royalist party should be anxious to restore the old feudal principles of succession, since the abolition of entails is decidedly unfavourable to that con centration of wealth which is the Soul of family influence. The fears of the Aristocracy are, in this respect, well grounded. The endless subdivision of the landed property is essen. tinily democratic. The principle was well suited to the republican era in which it was intro duced ; it was fitted to work out the designs of the Revolutionary Government ; but as the basis a a restored Monarchy—that is quite another :thing. That it may be favourable to general industry, and to the improvement of the soil, may be true ; but that its effect will be to form, upon the whole, a more enlightened and independent • population, is yet to be determined. The pro gress of improvement is retarded at present in France by so many causes, that it becomes im possible to ascertain the exact effect produced by the republican part of its constitution. One • thing is certain, that the equal distribution of landed property will not necessarily produce an equality of rank. Opulence may be gained in a nation like France, without those liberal endow ments which generate genius, and talent, and • ktiowledge ; and the more, in other respects, men are on a level, the more must wealth make the scale preponderate. [MORNING HERALD.] There never, probably, was a period when the general appearance, not only of the different States of Europe, but of the world in general, held fo th a stronger , earnest of a universal and lasting peace, than at this moment. At home, weighed down by taxes, to pay the interest of an unextinguishable debt, and pressed upon by the exposure of fictitious capital, and the bursting of numerous bubbles, we were never less prepared for warfare. France, though less encumbered than England with pecuniary difficulties, may be looked upon as a new State, just emerged from at state of fearful revolution, and to whom an ern of repose is as essential as to the human body after a long and trying state of disease. Spain, by the insanity of her Rulers, seems al . most swept from the map of Europe, and though hersvlf a pestilence, is only ,as such an object of any regard. The foo ! , pire of Germany has nothing to hope, and every thing to fear, from foreign contest. —The experience of the past carries with it no prospect of aggrandizement, which caty in .any way compensate for the fearful chance of again seeing an invading army in possession of its capital, and that, too, %%itlt the grand Son of its Emperor a firebrand in the heart of his own dominions. Prussia, Bavaria, and the lesser ' States, the last war has left utterly powerless. Turn we then to !twain, the chief source of jea lousy and alarm of late yearsond there we behold a state of dmnestic broil and sedition, which, how ever we may deplore it in other respects, is'a tole rable earnest that the peace of the world has little WI fear from a Government, the whole of whose energies are called for to protects it own exist. s'nce. This being the view of our external rein- tions, what have we to do at home but to profit, as far as . possible, by the state of repose which is thus affbrded us . ? What advantage has ever been • gained to mankind by the slaughter of each other, is a question which politicians may argue if they will, but which philosophers can only answer In Otte way• If Ow nations of the earth could learn wisdom from experience, it is a question which could admit of no dispute. in this country we know to our cost what the - disadvantage of needless wars has been ; and though our insular situation, aided by the bravery .of our fleets and, armies, has kept desolation and car nage from our own shores, we are, every hour of our lives, paying dearly indeed for a species of filory, with' which the substantial glories of peace admit of no comparison. Happily, the'ambition 4 taieSll)l 4 l) Seems to he taking a different turn; Ad Wili.not b e th e , f a ult of Governments, but of 'the rising age, if mankind do not for the fu lure pursue more commendable paths of ambi tion and glory than those w hick the past age has "trod, so little to its, own advantage, and, as Car us me are concerned, so much to the detriment and cost of their posterity.. ETH TI M The most recet7t inti , iiigence from Russia is not, we are afraid, of so cheerful a nature us we were justified in expecting from that which had previouoly reached us. The negociation is not concluded, we believe, nor likely to be so very *PoedAly. The Duke, who had hoped to attain Ws end. at the close of a second conference, t_ _ is now not looked for in this country before `the .month of tine. To judge from the gene ral tone of th e Emperor Nicholas, much con *deuce, we have been given to understand, pight be reposed lu his peaceful (lisped -4000 ; but, it f4wilis tl n it;, othes dispositions to he consulted, before the policy of the Russian Cabinet can be taken as a thing determined on. When u nation pants for war, it is not often that 'tat Government is found to resist the popular .desirse. When, further, the taste of the people is directed to it certain object, which accords with . the ancieut policy and personal ambition of its r oleeff, the chance of a long dispute between th e m i$ :MUCh diminished, and in practice may 'lO , - said to have rarely, if ever, any existence at till. ,When, again, there is a menace, real or preten d e d, from.the people, or from All immense army assenting to n 'ak: foror its countrymen, that the point at i,sue with the Sovereign shall be car. force, and ht contempt of his awl against hits; by authority, a pretext is no longer wanting, a pion. slide raotive is sup plied for yieldin g to the 64 pa triode vehemence" of forty millions of men. The 2 )peror Nicholas, therefore, if sincere in his *etti protestatlous of a wish to preserve the pence of Enrope, may have been pushed into an abandonment Of his own views by the urgency of other men's feelings, and by the progress of cir curnstarsces which the daily. exhibition '.of such turbulent feelings in various parts of the Empire' has produced.. If his Imperial Majesty was not sincere, he has been fur, with pretences showy enough to colour over the deepest and darkest projects of warlike am bition which a thirst for the ' fair provinces of Turkey in Europe could suggest to him. Ac cordingly, it.has note surprised us to hear, that while his, Imperial Majesty approves so much of the proposal submitted to him as tends so the liberation of Greece,, he is not equally satisfied with that which requires him to withdraw his troops from the frontiers of Mol davia and Walachia. With somewhat of a cava lier disdain for the principles and consequences of the old balance of power,—nay, for those on which the Holy Alliance (that purely Russian system) itself was founded, and which recognize throughout a right in each . Government to meddle with and control the policy of every other,—it is whispered that his Imperial Ma jesty insists upon the amount and position of the Russian armies on the line above referred to, being questions between him and . Turkey only, with which no other States have the least title to interfere ! This is language for Buonaparte, not for Nicholas ; and if ncted on by Russia, cannot greatly tend to prolong the peace, of to preserve the far-famed " settlement of Europe."—To the above statements it must be added, that there is reason to believe a fresh conspiracy has been detected at St. l'etPrsburgh, the design of which was to assassinate the whole Imperial NATURA L CURIOSITY.—We !yesterday visited Monsieur Louis, the FRENCH GIANT, end were much pleased Kith his gentlemanly manners, and the familiarity of his little PONY, who passed be tween his legs, and rendered the scene exceed ingly amusing. His stable is well fitted with ruck and manger, and is formed like a square box in the lobby—in his capering about he tries the ladies' muffs for• cake, and also smells the gentlemens' pockets. Monsieur Louts is seven feet six inches high, well made, and en engaging countenance, speaks English very well, but wi;h a foreign accent. - Ife held out his hand to a full grown gentleman, who could not do more than touch the elbow with the point of his finger. In the next apartment there is, amongst many cu riosities in ancient armour, a coat of mail, 700 years old, in gitlod condition.. The fire arms of il!e ion EmperQr NAPOLEON are of exquisite workmanship. PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.—•-.A. New York Paper contains the following extract of a letter, dated -Washington, February 25 :—Presi di.nt A dams receives his guests with more courtesy nod ntlabability than he formerly did. He has overcome something of his stiffnes and reserve, and is more easy and , social than lie was wont to be. Still he is sometimes abstracted from, and at other times evidently impatient of, his draw ing -room duties. lie is very nervous, as it would seem from the trembling of his hands and knees. This fact accounts for much of what was , considered agitation in the delivery of his inaugural speech, and of his address to La Fayette. The disease of his eyes has become more apparent than ever. It is, I believe, called the trichiasis, and consists in the involuntary flowing of tears. This appearance has given rise to numberless anecdotes and bon may. One of the latter I will relate :—A gen tleman sought an office from Mr. Adams, while he was Secretary of State. On leaving the state office one day, he was asked by a friend whnt success he had met with from the Secretary : " He gave to misery," replied tint disappointed applicant, 6 ' all he had—a tear." Two of the French papers mention the escape of MM. Rengzer and Longchamp from the power of the dictator of Paraguay, Dr. Francia, and seem Inclined to hope that it may lead to the liberation of M. Bonpland, whose long captivity IS peculiarly regretted by the world of botanical science. We wish rather than hope that Fronde may listen to the remonstrances the French Court will doubtless,make againSt the further detention of M. Boni)land ; but we suspect that, without some positive engagement on the part of the un 'fortunate botanist to quit South America, he will never he restored to freedom. It is well known that after the dictator had completely cut off all intercourse between his subjects and all other nations, and interdicted all Coinmerce; the Spanish Americans suffered grievously froM the want of their Yeroa or Paraguay tea, the quantity made in Brazil being by no means sufficient for the whole mattee-taking part of the society, and its quantity Mug very inferior. To remedy this evil, Bonpiand engaged with the Government of BUenos Ayres to plant a garden with the precious ilex, which yields the Yeroa ; and had succeeded . so well, as to employ some hundreds of Indians, .accustomed to the Paraguay, method of gathering and drying Chet leaves ; and there appeared every prospect that Buenos Ayres might supply the market with the better sort of Yeroa. But this was by no. means the wish of Dr. Francia, who, on the 2d of. December, 1822, sent 200 soldiers in boats 'down the river Paraguay to the new , gardens, kidnapped poor Bonpland,, pulled up ,the Ilexes, burnt the huts, and turned the poor Indians loose into the wilderneps. Since that: time Bonplund has been kept,very Strictly, always closely watched, and compelled to act either as surgeon, distiller, or inspector of roads, as best pleases the dictator. As to Francia, he, is said to resemble no other, potentate of whom we have heard. but the veiled prophet of Khorassen. When he goes out of his house, the people are ordered on pain of death to return to theirs, and on no account to look out. But, saving this MI. Willingness to be seen, h e appears to be► tolerably ,well qualified to govern a half-savage community, and he has certainly maintained himself more free from rivals, both within and without his state, thati nay of the other South American revolu tionists. PROMETER BENEFIT SOCIETY. A GENERAL MEETING of the Shareholders of this Company was, held yesterday at their establishment,' in Chatham-place, Blackfriars; for the purpose of taking into con sideration the propriety of repelling certain charges contained in a placard, reflecting on the chairman and directors, and call ing a meeting of the shareholders, in order to effect the disso lution- of the company. The Ho& Captain'G. H. L. DUN DAS was called to the chair. illr. G. J. S. tErEvitt '(one of; the directors) referred to a former meeting of the,shareholders, at which a vote of thanks was carried to the Directors of the doinpany, for the manage ment of its concerns. He also took occasion to remind the meeting of the Opposition which an individual gave to that vote, and he called their attention to the,placard which the same gen tleman had thought paper to send forth to thepublie inviting the shareholders to a meeting ht order to censure the conduct of the .conductors of the Company, and to consider the best mode of having it dissolved.. He wished that gentleman would now come forward, - and state his - rettiOn for the step which he bad taken. Mr. STEELE, in avowing himself to be the author of the handbill in question, said% that every statement which it con tained was true. • He had thought it right that the public should be aware of the nature_of .a.company which had pro mised so much and performed So little. He was in possession of many facts which he could have Stated in the handbill, but he forebore to bear too hardly on . ..individuals, or to press his opposition too far. He did not spft to the public what he would state how--that when' he itiOteillo Sir Jarres Mackin tosh, the Chairman of the Company - ,:- to know what proportion of the 6,000 shares had been disposed oche replied that he be lieved half the numb& were purehaseil, although he must have been well aware at the tithe that' lie. Considerably over rated the namber. thiohe Conduerof a man of integrity and honour ?'he who had been a Judge in India—to act so un justly in this transaction ? What • Would not such a man be capable of stating ? • Several voices called upon Mr. STrELE,to bring forward his objections in form. - • Sir JA si ES MACKIrvi - osri would not have troubled the meet ing, but that the strong rem a rks which had ju s t been applied to him called for a few worth. With respect to the suppression of certain facts for which the gentleman who had last spoken seemed to take credit, he 'begged leave to state as regarded him self, he disdained his forbearance and repelled with contempt and scorn any offer of kindness which iould proceed from such a quarter.—(llear, bear!)---He should not be worthy of the esteem of those whom he was proud to call his friends, if he needed the leniency of that individual. The placard which he had posted through the town, would one day rise up in judg ment against him, and he trouhtlive to repent that he had ever penned and published such a statement. Its object was to in fluence popular opinion, and to disturb the course of justice. With respect to his statement that he (Sir .1. Mackintosh) had wilfully mis-stated the number of Shares disposed 01, he had only to say, that Mr. Steele, whom ho had never seen before that time, applied to him to be informed :is to the afrairi of the company,• and to know the amount of- shares which had been sold to the public. These questions were put to him when he was engaged on other business, and he was consequently taken by surprise. He thought•that Mr. Steele alluded to the number of allures taken, which he (Sir J. Mackintosh) understood to be 2,9110, though it afterwards appeared - that only 1,750 were paid for, and he answered his question accordingly. 'Mr. Steele would reap but little benefit from the manner in, which he had spoken of Mr. Deacon and Mr. Shaw. Mr. STEELE denied that he had reflected on those gentle men. Sir J. NACKINTOSR—Be it as it may, he. would rather fall pi company with such men, than to rise with their calumnia tor. (inc word more; it was said that the resolutions passed at the former meeting had been successfully refined, and the question was, whether Mr. Steele had advanced any thing in his hand-bill which should change the opinion'of the share holders as to the condtict of the directors. Did Mr. Steele suppose that his kind; fair, and gentlemanlike, handbill would have the effect of altering the vote by which' the conduct and proceedings of the company received the thanks of a nume rous meeting? Mr. Steele objected to .that rote, because it was carried by numbers; but he left it to the sagacity of that gentleman, to discover in what other manner than by a major'. ty the sentiments of a public meeting could be ascertained ex cept that he might maintain, " I had all the sense, although you have all th e numbers."—(Laughter.),-In Concluding, he could not but state his strong impression that Mr. Steele, in bringing, forward charges against the Company, was influenced by strong personal feelings of dislike to Mr. Farrell, who first promoted the concern. Mr. STEELE-1 avow it. - Sir J. 111 .toctarront—So, thin, Mr. Steele would have this meeting pronounce an opinion against the directors, merely be cause lie owns that he has a personal enmity to Mr: Farren : a very pretty admission truly ! I CE"La states!, that tie believed the cause of the dis like which Mr. Steele lead so candidly avowed ,' arose out of certaitf money tran s t e ti ons b etween the parties. Mr. Steele .had applied for proper accommodation to Mr. Farm, which had been declined on the part of that gentleman, and that was the cause of a termination of their friendship. - - STEICLE denied that he had sought any _accommodation from Mr. Farrell although he admitted that bills had passed betweeti them. - Sit J. ill a os ajA,.charge against the Direc tors appears to be, that they had reserved 3,000 shares, at 1/. premium, to compensate the projectors and managers for their time, cost, and labour ; but Air. Steele had his eyes open, when he agreed to this, yet he came here to-day to repeat his com plaint. Mr. STEE.r.E.—What I complain of is this, that Mr. Farren should have 30s. on each share, when only 1,700 instead of 3,000 have been actually disposed of. Ile should be content with a less sum. Sir J. 111Acxxrcrosu.-The remuneration to the promoter of the company was expressly made independent of the number of shares which might be eventually disposed of. Mr. STEELE said, that he was aware his objections would have been borne down, and he despaired of convincing the M eeting. • Mr. KEatuLE bore testimony to the zeal and labours of the directors. He had himself, as one of them, attended 86 days successively. Mr. HAKIMY then addressed the meeting. He regretted that the plan originally laid down had not succeeded, and he traced the failure of the concern to the state of distress which had so lately prevailed. lie was happy to state that Ilia confidence in the gentlemen who had conducted the drain' of the .company continued unabated, and he was sorry that the respectable indh vidual who had put forth the hand-bill, reflecting on the chair. man and directors, and tending to excite the passions of the public at a time when their prejudices were easily aroused, had so far committed himself as to act with so much intemperance. Mr. KE mu LE here stated that Mr. Steele had applied to the company for the loan of 1,0001. on the security of his shares, but that the directors had refused to comply with his request. lie afterwards obtained the loan of' 5001 in another quarter, and yet he would seek todestroy the security by meansof which he had been accommodated.--(clear ) • Mr. HENRY Larr EV RE thought it a great Injustice on the part of any individual to advahee charges which could not be proved. Certain resolutions were then moved and carried, and thanks having beeh voted to the Chairman, the meeting separated. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. YORK, TUESDA Y, APRIL. 4. ( Before Mr. Justice BAYLEY and a Special Jury.) FORSTER V. PI ARSOH AND OTHERS. This was an action to recover a compensation in damages for an injury sustained by the plalntiff, in consequence of t h e ne gligence and misconduct of the defendant's servants. Mr. STARKIE opened the pleadings. Mr. ScAit LETT stated the case to the Jury.—The plaintiff' was a flax-dresser, and owner of a flax-mill, residing at Knaresborough, and the defendant (Pearion) was the keeper and owner of an hotel, at Leeds. In consequence of some of the conches having been removed from the defendant's house, he had, with the other defendants, set up an opposition coach, called the Retaliator, to run down the other coaches. ou the road. There were two modes of effecting such an. object —one was by a reduction of the fares, which was advantageous to the public; the other, by driving at an increased rate of speed, which was dangerous to the public. On the 13th April last, the plaintiff having taken his place as an outside passenger, left Leeds by the defendant's coach, on his return to Knares. borough, with several other passengers ; from Leeds to Hare. wood the coach had been driven at such on extravagant rate down hill, withou t l oc ki ng the wheel, as to excite th e . h p . prehension o f the plaintiff,who remonstrated with the coach man, v but to this cauti on he paid no attention. At Hare. wood they ch a n ge d h orses, an d p r oceeded at the s a m e d egree of ,speed own a steep bill, called Ilarewood Rank. Th e plaintiff' i n a ( o pi n es a te l d ev tl e t l e coachman to pull up, h e con tinued to dri ve at t h e same fur i i ) o ie u e s e ra o t f e, g a r i o id un a d b , o t u t t irn a in q g ua i r n t t e o r of a mile furtihn ie r r , e the Knaresborough road, the coach was upset with great vio lence. The phuntifrs thigh was fractured , and he received several seve re contusions. A. boy, an outside passenger, was killed, and two ladies, who were inside, were severely bruised. '!'he plaintiff was taken up and removed to a neighbouring, dance to In, 17 5 ., publie.houme, w h er e h e w a s confined by the effects of the ds of 111. ; the costs of his. acci dentrem- for eleven wee k s . O ne surgeon's bill amounted to up» wards of 401. fitnat h er to upwar besides other expenses, its the whale produc-. ing to him a total of 100/. out of pocket. This was an abso lute loss to the plaintiff, besides his time and the severe sufferings he had endured, and the conviction that be would remain a cripple for life, one leg being now two inches shorter than the other, from the fracture he had thus sustained. To say that the,plaintiff was entitled to be repaid the money out of pocket, was in_ effect offering a premium to coach proprietors, to put the lives of their passengers in danger. The plaintiff was entitled to'receive a liberal compensation for the sufferings he had undergone, and would be satisfied with such a remune ration as any of the Jury would be ready to accept under simi lar circumstances. Timothy Hunter, aged 10, was an outside passenger in - April last, by the Retaliator coach, from:Leeds to Knaresbo rough, and sat between the plaintiff and coachman on the box. Between Leeds and Harewood, the coach 'was driven very quick, and the plaintiff asked the coachman to lock the wheel in' going down the hill, or some accident would- happen. He replied, there was not such a load that lie need be frightened.— The Plaintiff again begged . the coachthan to pull up, in going down the hill out of Harewood ; but he took .no notice of his request; the leaders were at - that time cantering, and shortly after the coach was thrown over. .The.coach was going at that time from ten to twelve miles an hour. When witness re covered from his fall, he found himself two or three yards from the coach, and the plaintiff on the ground very much hurt. !Cross-exaMined by Mr; Bnducmant.—No accident occurred until we had changedorses,„ Harewood-bank is not so steep as the other hilt we ha d ethie-down. Witness did not see a cart in the way, but theremight have been One ; all the four horses were cantering when; they: came to the turn. The coachman had not pulled up when he came to the level ground at the. bottom ot' the hill ;' the coach was 'overturned passing through the gate:: Henry Houseman, a farmer, residing near Knaresborough, was a passenger by the defendant's coach on the 13th of April, and , sat behind the coachman and plaintiff. They drove rather quick -.from. Leeds. to Harewood, where they changed horses: in going down .Harewond-bank, they went at a smartish canter. Witness did not hear plaintiff speak to the coachman ; the.coach was not going so quick when it upset • the leaders were through the toll-gate .at the time, the wheelers were not. 1 The accident was occasioned , by the speed and swing of the coach In ,turning. Witness saw no stones in the road, but wit. ness saw a cart. Cross-examined by Alr. A trantoN—Witness had said there was no blame to be attached to the coachman except the speed be drove at. Mr. ,Thtauorram, Tor; the defendant, here consented to a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 3001. The business of the Assizes concluded this day. ADUCTION OF MISS TURNER. (From the ..4fancheiter fifereury, April 4.) FINAL EXAMINATION OF MR. w. WAKEFIELD. SECOND DAY:—MONDAY. APRIL 3. • The examination re-co mmence d t hi s day, at two:o'clock, at the Rani Inn, Disley, in consequence of the Magistrates con ceiving the testimony of Mi ss D a lby, o f Liverpoolsironi whose school Miss Turner was carried off, to be necessary to make Out the case against the prisoner. The only witness ex- - aminecl was Miss Dalby, who stated, that she and her three sisters kept a hoarding-school at Liverpool; and that Miss Turner was in their care, on the 6th of March last ; on which day, about eight o'clock in the morning, a letter was pre sented to her by a person who came with a carriage, and stated himself to be a servant to Mr. Turner; • that he had come from Shrigley ; that Mrs. Turner had been takeni:t and wished to see her daughter. lie then presented a letter, saying, thatit would det a il the particulars. The letter stated, that Mrs. Turner wss seized with- a sudden attack of paralysis, and wished to see her daughter immediately, In consequence of this letter, Miss Turner set out in tke carnage, with the per son who brought the letter ' in about twenty minutes after it arrived, and witness did not hear any thing of her again till the 12th of March, .when she received a-letter from Miss Mar garet Turner, the: cousin of Miss Turner, stating, that 1)r. 'Ainsworth had communicated to the family some very dis tressing intelligence respecting Miss Turner, and requesting to hear from her, immediately In consequence of this letter, 'the witness %vent over to Shrigley, where she learnt that she bad been inifiased upon, and that Miss Turner had been car ried off by fraudulent means. Before that time witness never knew any such person as Edward. Gibbon Wakefield, or Wil fiaM Wakefield, and never saw the prisoner before to her know ledge. Neither of those gentlemen had ever been at in house ; and she did not think that either of them could have had an opportunity of seeing Miss Turner whilst she 'was under the care of witness and het sisters. This concluded the evidence. Mr. Han* n, of London, declined asking Miss Dally any questions, and begged to know what coarse the Magistrates in tended to take. .Alr. Gni 31 SDI TC 11, who conducts the case for the prosecu tion submitted that the evidence he had laid before Thomas Legb, Esq. of Lyme, and V. W. Newton, Esq., the presiding Magistrates, fully made out the capital offence, and le there forefelt it his duty to call upon them to commit the prisoner for trial on that charge. r er. was Variousnot heir -apparent, Mr. Ilansmit contended, that the offence amounted o n ly to`a misdemeanour, as of her ti Miss Tur t 6 th e mightbt onlyarise heir - presumptive for preventing her inheriting her father's property. That gentleman might have 'a son, and thus prevent her from succeeding to the inheritance. The case' evittently amounted to no more than a misdemeanour, under the statute of Philip and Mary, which imposed a certain punishment on all persons carrying away a young lady under lfi years Of age.. lie there fore submitted that the prisoner was ertHed to bail. Mr. GRIMpDITCH ,aid the point was, whether. a person in t h e e itt t aiion of Miss Turner was or was not heir-sppatent with in the meaning of the statute of Henry VII., and lie submitted that die Magistrates ought not to take upon themselves the re sponsibility of deciding it, especially in a case like, the present. —But if they should be of opinion that the offence made out against the prisoner amounted only to a misdemeanour, still he .contended that they ought not to. admit him to hail, aad lie quoted the statute respecting bail, (3 Edward 1., c. lb), and lirun's Justice, to chew that for certain manif e st an d h e i n o us otrences, though not amounting to felony, Illigistrates ought not to take hail. 111 r. HA RMER briefly replied. The room was then cleared ibr a short time, in consultation, after which they announced that they should commit the pri soner for,the nusdemeanor, but they must decline to tulmit hirn to bail. Itlr. HARMER said, that he should apply for a writ of habeas corpus, in order to have the prisoner brought up and bailed by one of the Judges. A warrant of commitment was then made out to Lancaster Castle, and the prisoner will be sent off this morning. We believe he married the daughter of a baronet only two or three days before his apprehension. The two following cases from the Law Reports may, at this time, be read with interest :—. FULWOOD AND BOWEN'S CASE, MICUAELMAS TERM, 13 Cart. 1., Cao. Can. 493.—They having been found guilty on the statutes 3 H. VII., cap. 2, judgment was pronounced by Justice Jones, who said, that although it had been objected that the statute was obsolete, it was a good statute. Many have not been executed, because they had their clergy before the statute 39th Eliz. c. 9, but some have been since hanged. It had also been objected that the woman had been married with her con sent ; but all the Judges thought that immaterial, the taking. being against her will and although it was not a marr i age d e jure, because she was in such fear (as she affirmed upon her oath) that she knew not what she answered or did, yet it was a marriage de fite!o, and felony within the statute—whereupon judgment was given that th e y s h ould be hanged ! JOUN BROWN'S CASE, TRINITY TERM, 26 CAR. 11. 1 VENTRIS'S REPORT S , 231. — H e was indicted upon the sta tute 3 11. VII., cap. 2, for forcibly taking away and marrying one Lucy Ramsy, having a fortune of 6,000/. She was in veigled into Hyde -park by ope Mrs. P., a confederate of Brown, who had a coach for the purpose, to take the air, when the coachman drove from the rest of the company, and Brown came to the coach in a mask ; and addressing himself to Mrs. P., soon persuaded her to get out of the coach, and also a maid servant attending Lucy Remy, and then got hithself into the coach, and detained her until the coachman carried them to his lodgings in the Strand. The next morning he prevailed on her (having first threatened to carry her beyond sea, if she refused) to marry him. He was the same day ap prehended in the house.—The COURT held that Lucy Rionsy was admissible as a witness; and the evidence being cl ear as to all the points of the statute—viz., Ist, that the taking was by force ; 2dly, that the woman had substance ; and 3dly, that marriage ensued, though it did not appear to have been con summated, the ury found him guilty. Whereupon judgment was given, and he was hanged C OAL AIARKET, APRILS. Burdon, 32. 6d—Dean's Primrose, 30s 6 d—llebbu rn M a i n, 35* fld—lloly well, 31* 6d—Killingworth, 3 5s 6d—Lidd e ll' s Main, 29s—Tanlield Moor, 31 s—Townley; 335--.Wmi ngton , 35s 9d—Walls End Burraton, 35s 6d—Walls End Ilotspur, 34s 6d—Walls End Pawson and Co. 34s—W a ll s End Pesreth, 33s 6d— lWalls End Riddell's, 37,i_if ' ,P ang End Russell's, Ms 90—Walls End Walker, 34s 6d—Wails E nd Metal, 308— Walker small, 18s—Colin, 313—Fordel Alain 3611 6d—Hart ley, 31 s—St o n e Coal, 46s—Walls End Old Etherley, 3ls &i Eden Main. 33s 3d—Lambton Primrose, 33s 3d—Alontague, 273 6d--riesion Main, 234 9 d—Walls End Hatton; 38s 3d Walls End Lyon's, 35a 64-,- Walls End Lambton, 3as 31 -- Ships at market, 49—Ships sold, 381—Unsold, 10i. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MA NSION-HO USE.' SINGULAR CASE.—Yestatlay a stout !piddle-aged man, named Nightingale, was brought before...the , LORD MAYOR, on a charge of felony.—Mr. Charles Wright stated, that seve ral weeks since lie was sitting in the DolphinTliop-hOuse, Lud gate-hill, writing a letter, and he took out his watch and chain, that he might seal it, when the prisoner, who was a customer there, took them up. as it' in joke, and made off, with them. Mr. Wright expected they would have been returned, and has made repeated applications •for that purpose without effect.— At length he found it necessary to obtain the aid of an offi cer to apprehend the prisoner for the ,fefony. Marten, , the officer, stated, that the prisoner was one of a firm, named Nightingale and Co., and that their counting -house *at at No. 3, Nag's Head -court, Staining-lane. He (Marten) had waited there for nearly to fortnight in vain, to take the pri soner into custody. At length he succeeded, and upon search ing his place, he found a number of documents of an im portant nature, besides the.duplicate of .Mr. Wright's watch.— The LORD MAYOR questioned the prisoner closely as to the nature of his employinttit.—The prisoner said; he was an agent for the sale of goods manufactured in the country. About three months ago he , had sold three dozens of shawls for a person. He assured the Lord Mayor that it was quite correct that he was engaged as an agent with respect to bills; but was not desirous of stating for whom. The letters found in the possession of the prisoner displayed an extensive system, which will, perhaps, lie soon publicly developed; one of them, read by the Lord Mayor, was written to the prisoner from Manchester, by a man named P. Whitehead. It stated, that it was highly necessary for the prisoner to be at his post, and to be regular in his measures with respect to the bills, in order to give confidence to the bankers there—that he must open a counting house, and have boxes marked with the words bills paid, accounts settled, books, and all the externals of bu siness--that he must take care to have a seemingly respectable' reference, and to hold out that they had a house at La Guira,- and another at Smyrna. It exhorted him to snake as great a; show of independence as he was master of, for if they succeeded in one transaction, both of them would be made cons fortablei-..- There was a person named Wilson, who appeared to be acting: with the firm at Manchester; mentioned in the letter; there was• one letter signed by three parties, who appeared to be of the firm, complaining of the prisoner's inattention tnthe perform ance of things requisite on his part, and threatening a dissolution' ofpartnerthip. Another reritained a long list of bins to - to enor-- mous amount, which had been issued hythem. It appeared that one had been paid in . 'London. With the letters were a number of flash notes, made to resemble Bank notes, for two and 'three hundred and a thousand pounds. The land lord of, the counting-house occupied •by the prisoner came forivard, 'and expressed his 'regret that his premises had been in,the occupation of such a firm ; Aelthin: a: short, time' persons had been there with bills to the amount of upwards of 10004, which - had not been pull; 'persons;carne there every day inquiring for Nightingale and Co. He could obtain no rent.— The Lose MAVoit saia;ft wits evident that the prisoner had engaged with a nest,of others in a most extensive system: his Lordship ordered - the prisoner 'to be remanded until Friday, that further inquiries ma) be made.—The Managing Director of the Equitable Tea Agency Company still remains in the Compter, no persons having - made theirappearance to give bail in the sum of 40!. each to answer for his appearance. BOW.-STREET. AFFAIR OF tiONOUR.—Some days since an application Was made to the Sitting Magistrate (Mr. HALLS) for a war rant against Mr. William Henley, of Gloucester-place, New road, on. the ground of his 'having sent a letter to Captain Robert James Harrison, of the. Blues, inciting him to fight a duel. A warrant was accordingly issued, and Mr. Henley was brought yesterday before . the sitting ;Magistrate •on• the above charge. Mr. H. said, that some four years since he had mar tied the sister of Captain Harrison ; . she was at that time entitled to a certain interest in the property left by her father, and,of which her mother and the Cainain Were the'executors. Mr. Henley afterwards came into difficulties, and applied to 10 ,4 -inother-in•law for assistance. He was offered four hundred pounds, if he would re4ign. all his interest in his wife's father's estate. • This he refused, but expressed his willingness to re ceive it as a loan. With this offer they did not . comply. At length the distresses of Mr. H. increased, and he made the re signation reqUired. He received 3001., and thus 1001. remained due. lie was, some time subsequently, forced to request that also. Captain Harrison then refused to pay •thelliffl., and told him he had no claim either on his mother or himself, and they should pay him no money. ' A warm family dispute then arose, and the letter which•fonned the sqbject of the apple cation ex T t h re e m s i u t i b e s i ta , nacned of r i y i w u nu c—atthioant t w h a e s la w tte ri r tte w n as by n li o l w r. d i r l i e v n en le pleasant consequences would ensue the next time they met, i 1 he did not anticipate him by going to Bow-street, a place by the bye, much better suited to his genius than the mess room of the Blues. Mr. 11. did not d eny having written the leiter:— Mr. HALLS said, it was not his province to inquire into family for it, himself in 500 1 . affairs but to prevent a breach of thepeace. Ile should there (ol'4 call on, Mr. Henley to give securi ty and two sureties in 2501. each, —The parties then left the office. lIATTON:bA RDEN. A young man, who called himself E dim:rid Forte:gut Epatace, but whose read ninny is supposed to be Baylield, was charged with improperly secreting himself ;miler the bed of the .cook-maid in the house of Mt. W. 11. Bodkin, the Honorary Secretary of the 3I endicity Society. The prisoner had a sneak nevi for — Mr. Bcalkln's cook, and visite d her as her brother. Mr. Bodkin left home ,on Tuesday .afternoon; stating, that he did not believe he should return that night. lie returned, however, at eleven o'clock, and found the prisoner under the f/irl's bed. It appeared that she had given him leave to sleep in Mr. Bodkin's beef, as she was fearful ofileeping alone in the house; but it is but justice to the girl to add, that she had re tired tnher bid on the third floor. Mr. Bodkin diecovered that his bed had been lainin by the clothes being.disordered. • Lie called in the watchman, and gave the prisoner p charge' He was ordered to find bail. A R LBORO LTG 11-STREET: • FRAUDS AT TitE REUENT CIRCUS Coacrt=OßPtcr•-- Mr. Linteaster,jun., the proprietor of the Steam Packet-orrice, Piccadilly, who. a few days ago, underwent a long examination at this office, (the particulars of which we then charge of havmg►.broken open packages, belonging to Air. Ad. dison, an of fi cer of the Dragoon Guards, delivered at the Steam Packet-office, with directions to have them - sent to differen t parts of the country, was yesterday brought up for another exs ' mination. The great number of pawnbrokers' tickets, 01 °' it will be recollected, were found by ,the officers on Mr. ban caster when they apprehended him, had been, since the las t examination, sent to the different pawnbrokers directing , them to attend yesterday, which they accordingly did, with the a' titles pawned ; but though there were a great number of pel7 sons mune forward, who stated that they had delivered packagta . at the Steam Packet-o ffi ce, which were never forwarded accord ing to the directions given, yet, on examining the articles pro duced by the pawnbrokers, they were not able to identify anY belonging to themselves. ---Sir G. TARRANT, the I % lll o 4llde ' was about to commit the prisoner on blr. Addison's charge,: which be observed wasquite complete, the package I nn ing been gave), under a found in the prisoner's desk ; .but ultimately thought ifhett! , to remand him for another week, as it was probable' that per sons would come forward who might identify some of the pro' perty produced by the pawnbrokers.—lie was, accordinglY remanded. On the 4th i nst ., at Lower Clapton, BIRTHS. Hensley, IN. of a daughter. On the 4th inst., in New -street, S • dthe lady or pring-gar ens, . Brushy flake Cooof Cooper, a daughter. the lady of Charles MARRIED. On the 4th inst., Thomas Burton Rann, on of JosepO' Ho_ T he * Hann, M.D., of Coventry , to Katharine, eldest daughter.of R. Nicholls, Esq. of Grecnhill-grove, Recta. On Wednesda the 6th inst., at St. George's, Bloomsbury' , Mr. John Ellis, Jun., Ohl Broad.street, to Rhoda Ann, eldest daughter of Mr. George Benton, Holborn. On the 4th inst., at St. Pancras, Mr. Middleton, of !g lin t' ton, to Rebecca Jane, eldest dau g h ter o f t h e l ate G eorg e Bucg. ton, Esq., of Hornsey. DIED. On Tuesday, the 4th inst. 31r. Ch ar l es N ewton , l a te maim, aged :13, o n ly b rot h er to 31r. Newton, of Cornhill, aue dancer. of Jw- On' the lot inst., Anne, youngest daughter of the late Rev . James Milne, Rhynie. Aberdeenshire. On Tuesday, the 4th inst., at the house of his uncle, Is!'.° Nicht)lmm' Esq., Battersea, aged 31, William Elliot, DK., li tte of Kinp;'sArms-yard, Coleman-street. On the 3d inst., at Boreliam, Essex, Charlotte, the wife of R. C. Ilaselfoot, Esq. ag O ed n 3 S o. unday, the 21.1 inst., Charles Gregory, of Spitalfiel.is, Yesterday morning, Mr. Sam uel Spinet., many years mesien,.ter and doorkeeper to the House of Commons.. Printed and Published for the PROPRIETORS, at the Set( OtTret:, Nu. 112, Strand by J. B. CARS TAINS«